Deer hunting BS thread

I usually dont shoot does with fawns that have spots either...Im sure they would survive at this point. They also do latch on to other does in the area. Ive seen it a couple times where the momma weens the fawn and chases the baby away and the fawn just stands there bewildered as to why momma wont allow baby to feed anymore. but later you see them in a herd together

 

Been there lol. Nothing like having to fire pole slide down a tree when you're 20' off the ground.

 

i have rode a little hickory tree down a time or two when I first started climbing... we call that skinning a cat around these parts

found an informative video of what I'm talkin about for the northern folk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOWg50LF0UI

 

Only time I had to do it was a few years ago. I had a rope, but it was dryrotted and when the bottom half of the climber slipped off my feet, the rope snapped and went to the ground. I've also forgotten my rope to pull my gun up a few times. That's a huge pain in the ass, too lol.

 

That's why you drill a couple holes and put a gun rack on the stand. Newb

 

Mine is currently drying out from hunting this morning, so it's sitting on the porch. This is what I do to all mine...

I take a little piece of string and tie the gun to the stand when I'm climbing up or down just in case something stupid happened and it tried to fall off.

 

Possibly on the list for this year. Maybe 3 years old?

 

Nice healthy looking buck! To me he looks closer to 4 or 5, big ol pot belly on him but his front shoulders, neck, and face still seem pre-mature. As long as you have genes like that where you hunt you're in good shape, great Potential

 

looks like a solid 3.5yr old...at most to me.

 

Here is the 8pt out of velvet. Man that velvet adds a lot of "mass" haha. Still a decent deer.

 

That'd be a big deer here in GA.

 

went in our deer blind last night and had what we think is an antlered doe...it had a fawn with it so thats why we think this. I shot a one small antlered doe a few years ago, it also had a fawn that year. Must be some weird mutation around there...

 

The stuff dreams are made of. I know who I’m chasing during archery season!

 

he didnt get big by being stupid

 

Hopefully the rut causes him to let his guard down just enough!

 

Sitting here watching a fawn. She came in and laid down 40 yards from me. She saw me try to get some pics of video of her. Stood up, jumped off. Then less than 2 minutes later she came back over the hill and stared at me. Slowly walked off. She walked around the hill, came in below me, fed wirhin 10 yards, walked back to where she laid down earlier, and just laid back down. Not sure what happened to her momma, but she’s too small to be alone. Probably gonna end up food for the coyote that’s been staying in my camera in here.

 

did it have spots? Someone might have popped the momma or she got hit by a car if you are close to traffic. If it doesnt have spots it prob will make it.

 

She still has them. Trying to come out of them, but they’re still there.

She doesn’t leave that area at all apparently. I saw her Tuesday morning, too.